Improvement in attachments for cooking-stoves



I T. R. num- ATTACHMENT FOR COOKING-STOVES.

WITNESSES INVENTOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

N0.17Z,798. Patented Jan.25,1876.

' ,1 W By A fforneys T.- R. TIMBYQ v ATTACHMENT FOR-COOKING-STOVES.

No.172,798. Patented Jan/25,1875.

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PATENT Qrrron THEODORE R. TIMBY, OF TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN ATTACHMENTSFOR COOkING-STOVES.

Specification forming part'of Letters Patent No. 172,798., dated January25,1876; application filed January11,1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I,'THEODORE R. TIMBY, ofTarrytown, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Attachments for Cooking Stovesand Ranges, ofwhich the following is a specification:

This invention relates to the attachment for cooking stoves and rangesillustrated and described in the drawing and specification of UnitedStates Letters Patent No. 168,809, issued October 11, 1875, to theinventor ofthe present improvement.

The said attachment serves to facilitate moving griddles or othercooking utensils from place to place on stoves or ranges, as from hotter tocooler positions, and to lift and temporarily support the utensils overor off the stove or range.

The present invention'consists in a clamp of peculiar construction foruse-in connection with a support of the preferred form described in saidformer specification, or one of any other approved make.

This improved clamp provides for applying the attachment to stoves andranges already in use, and of any ordinary make, so that it may belocated in any desired position at the front'or on either side of thestove or range,

and removed at pleasure; so also that it may be readily rendered solidand secure when attached, and by the same means adj ustedwith nicety, sothat the pivoted or sliding utensil will move freely parallel to the topof the stove or range, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

Figure lis a plan view of a-cooking-stove provided with an improvedattachment illustrating this invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same. Fig. 3 is afront view, showing the attachment differentlylocated, and with its'movable parts in different positions. Fig. 4 is arear elevation of the improved attachment on a larger scale. Fig.5 is aside view on the same scale, adjoining portions of the stove being shownin section.. Fig. 6 is a rear View; and Fig. 7, aside view of anotherclamp, illustrating a modification.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures. j

Any ordinary stove or range is adapted to receive this improvedattachment. The cpmmon down-turned edges or marginal flange a of the topplate is the only essential feature, and no alteration of the stove orrange is required.

A clamp, O, is provided to embrace this flange in convenient position,and this clamp isadapted to be readily applied by a lady,

and without the aid of tools. It is shown-at the front of a stove inFigs. 1 and 2, and at one side in Fig. 3. Y The external conformation ofthe clamp has reference simply to neatness of appearance, 7

the avoidance ot'objectionable projections, and the re-enforcementofparts, so as to reiider the whole sufficiently strong, and at the sametime small and light. This re-enforcement is accomplished by a centralvertical rod, b, of the required depth, terminating in a nut-lug, c, atbottom, occupied by a horizontal screw,

8', and a pair of nut-bosses, cl, at top, occupied b vertical screws 8 swith acircular enlar e- 7 ment,'e, of the rib, to support a verticalpivot or stem,p.

The internal shape of the clamp has reference to the performance of thefunction of the clamp, and to the adaptation of the clamp to fit edgesof different styles and proportions. A horizontal surface, f, at theupper extreme is designed to rest on or lie parallel to the flat top ofthe stove or range near the edge, and a vertical flange or lip, g,extending along the lower extremity, is designed tov engage with thevertical or nearly vertical extremity of the marginal flange a, asillustrated in Fig. 5.

By tightening the verticalscrews 8 8 which engage with the top of thestove or range, the clamp is lifted and the lipg is drawn up within theflange a. By tightening the horizontal screw 8, which engages with thefront or side plate,the lower portion of the clamp is forced outwarduntil the lip g is pressed tightly against the inside of the lowerextremity of the flange. The clamp-is now secure against displacement,and, by tightening the screws, may be rendered perfectly solid. In doingthis reference must be had to the working of the upper parts of theattachment, and by loosening one screw a little, and tightening Morethan three screws might obviously be employed without materiallyaffecting the operation, or a mechanical equivalent be substituted forscrews without departing from the invention. lustrated in Figs. 6 and 7.As here shown the clamp is provided with three eccentrics, s, arrangedcorrespondingly with the screws, as above described, to engage with thetop and the front or side of the stove or range. Sliding wedges mightalso be employed in lieu of the screws, if preferred.

The stem 12 in the illustrations is a vertical pivot, and occupies aswivel-socket, q, in the movable part S of the support or attachmentproper.

The griddle A or other article is provided with a non-circular handle,h, the ,main portion of which is straight, horizontal, and of uniformdimensions. This occupies a horizontal guide-orifice, r, ofcorresponding form, and its sides are, by preference, hollowed, asshown, to adapt it to slide back and forth with reduced friction.

. The cylindrical portion of the support, within which the swivel-socketq is formed, is extended in the form of cheeks, between which alever-eccentric, w, is pivoted. This engages with the top of the pivot10, which is flat, and it has three flat or nearly fiat surfaces atdifferent distances from the center to rest on'the pivot. The eccentriccurves or inclines connect these surfaces. The first flat surface is Thelast-named modificationis il used when the griddle is lowered onto thestove or range, or within a pot-hole, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2;the second when the griddle is temporarily elevated to facilitate movingit on the stove or range, as illustrated in full lines in Fig. 3; andthe third when the griddle is left in elevated positions on or oif thestove or range, as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 3. The shape ofthe eccentric is clearlyshown in Fig. 5. r

The provision in one and the same attachment for elevation, rotary orpivoted movement, and rectilinear or sliding movement,as abovedescribed, is preferred but the improved clamp is designed for use inconnection with any pivoted or sliding griddle, or other article ofstove or range ware w ich requires support above the top plate anparallel thereto.

I claim as my invention-- 1 The improved clamp for attaching a pivoted0r sliding griddle or other article to the top plate of a stove orrange, the same having a vertical lip or flange, g, to engage within themarginal flange of the top plate, and three or more screws, 8 8 or theirmechanical equivalent, for tightening and adjusting or leveling thesame, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

THEODORE R. TIMBY. Witnesses:

B. J. DOURAS, JAS. L. EWIN.

